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FRANK W. BEARDSLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GAS APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,016, dated January 19, 1904.

Application filed November 4, 1902. Serial No. 130,012. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. BEARDsLEY,

a citizen of the United States, and. a resident of New Brighton, in the county of Richmond,

city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas Apparatus, which improvements are fully set forth in the followingspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in structures of that class employed for the purpose of storing a dense hydrocarbon gaseouselement and holding the same in readiness for modification as to density and ultimate delivery for consumption such structures being commonly known as gas apparatus.

The object of this invention is to provide a" gas apparatus which shall be simple and inexpensive as regards construction, which shall be durable, efficient, and reliable in operation,

which shall embody an interchangeable stor age-tank, a mixer, and means whereby the gaseous contents of said tank and of said mixer may be jointly or separately subjected to the influence of air-currents at the will of the operator, and which shall possess certain welldefinedadvantages over prior analogous constructions.

The invention consists in the employment of certain parts novel as to form, in the novel disposition and arrangement of the various parts thereof, in certain combinations of the latter, and in certain details of construction, all of which will be specifically referred to hereinafter, and set forth in the appended claims.

. The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like refer 'ence-numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is'a front elevation of a gas apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of said apparatus. Fig. 3 is a plan View of same. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showing a fragment of the bottom portion of the storage-tank which Iemploy and minor cooperating parts conjoined with said bottom portion, the said parts including an outlet-seal for said tank, and said seal being here shown as intact. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing a fragment of the bottom portion of the storage-tank which I employ and cooperating parts conjoined with said'bottom portion, the said parts including the outlet-seal referred to in the description of Fig; 4 and said seal being here shown as having been punctured to permit the escape of the gaseous contents of said t'ank. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View showing the construction of the lower portion of said tank and parts immediately cooperating therewith when said tank is applied for practical service, the scale being enlarged. Fig. 7 is a view, partly in ele vation, partly in section, showing the mixer which I make use of and parts immediately cooperating therewith, the scale being enlarged. Fig. 8 is a view in perspective illustrating the form and construction of the sealkeeper which I make use of at the outlet of tion with respect to thebed 2 by means of the keepers 4 4", here shown as being each in the form of a nut turning on the said delivery-pipe and engaging said bed, respectively, at the opposite sides thereof. It will be observed that this construction permits vertical adjustment of the delivery-pipe 4 and the holding thereof relatively in position with respect to the bed 2 when thus adjusted. I

5 is an enlarged hollow member of any desired contour in cross-section, the same forming inconjunction with certain parts immediately hereinafter referred to, the mixer which I make use of. The member 5 has an opening 5 at the upper side thereof, said opening being surrounded by a dome 6, downwardly through which extends a gas-intake pipe 6, abruptly curved in the direction of thedelivery portion 8 of said tank.

end of the member 5 and'terminating in a delivery-nozzle 6", here shown as perforated circumferentially and whose longitudinal axis coincides with the longitudinal axis of the member 5.

For convenience in construction a pipe-section 7 leads upwardly from the gas-intake pipe 6, and between this pipe-section? and the delivery-pipe 4 there is interposed a valve-casing 7, the latter having a valve 7 of any appropriate construction operatively arranged therein, so that in a general sense the apparatus as a whole is provided with amixer having a gas-intake pipe extending therein and a valve-controlled gas-delivery pipe discharging into said gas-intake pipe.

I further make use of a storage-tank 8, having a bottom portion 8', provided with an outlet-opening 8", and by preference dished somewhat toward the lower extremity of said tank, substantially as shown in Fig. 6. The bottom portion 8 is situated within and somewhat distant from the lower terminus of the main wall of said tank, thereby forming an extended chime or flange 9 for the latter. a The tank 8 is formed from any suitable material, as sheet metal, and this applies also to the bottom The bottom portion 8 is provided with a depending nozzle 9, here shown as interiorly threaded to receive the upper threaded portion of the delivery-pipe 4 and as surrounding the outlet-opening 8". The inside diameter of the nozzle 9 is greater than the diameter of the opening 8", so that a seat 9 is formed for the outlet-seal 10, the latter being formed from lead or other suitable material analogous to lead in resisting quality. hen in position, the seal 10 engages the seat 9 and traverses and closes the opening 8". The seal 10 is securely retained in position for service by means of the ring or annular keeper 10, here shown as circumferentially threaded to screw into the nozzle 9.

10" is aseal-puncturing element, here shown as secured interiorly of the delivery-pipe 4 at the upper end thereof and as taking the form of a pointed prong extending upwardly from the interior of said delivery-pipe and away from the vertical axis of the latter.

The nozzle 9 is materially less in depth than the depth of the chime 9, so that the latter serves to guard said nozzle against accidental distortion or displacement from the bottom portion 8' in the shipment or general handling of said storage-tank.

In locating the tank 8 for service and assuming that the same shall have been duly charged with a dense hydrocarbon gas and the seal 10 with its keeper 10 shall have been duly adjusted at the opening 8", substantially as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, the

operator manipulates the tank 8 as a whole in a manner to bring the threads of the delivery-pipe 4 into engagement with the threads of the nozzle 9 whereu )on he directl turns or rotates said tank until the chime 9 is brougl'it into close engagement with the bed 2, and as said chime approaches the bed 2 the sealpuncturing element 10 projects through the keeper 10 and engages at its free end the seal 10, from which seal said puncturing element partially or wholly cuts a segment 11, and the latter swings somewhat downwardly under pressure of the gas contained in said tank to aposition substantially as illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, thus allowing the gaseous contents of the tank 8 to escape therefrom to and into the delivery-pipe 4 by way of the opening 8". It will be understood that the cutting or puncturing effect on the seal 10 is due to the location of the element 10" with respect to the longitudinal axis of the pipe 4 and the rotative movement of the tank 8 as the latters chime approaches the bed 2. In this connection if the segment 11 should be wholly severed from the seal 10 it would ordinarily find a lodgment edgewise or obliquely within the pipe 4 or at the valve 7 where it would have no adverse effect on the flow of gas from the tank 8 to and into the chamher 5.

It will be observed that the tank 8 is interchangeable and that when the contents of one shall have been exhausted such exhausted tank may be readily replaced by one duly charged with gas.

For shipping and like purposes 1 provide an intact stopper 11 for the depending nozzle 9'. This stopper is here shown as circumferentially threaded to screw into the nozzle 9, substantially as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and it is essential that said stopper be removed from said nozzle prior to the adjustment of the tank 8 for service.

To prevent the escape from the tank 8 by way of the opening 8 of any material other than gaseous which may be employed within said tank, I arrange at the inner side of the opening 8 a segment of screen or perforated material 11", substantially as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

It will be understood that the valve 7 is employed for regulating the flow of gas from the tank 8 to and into the mixer member 5 by way of the pipe connections intermediate of said tank and said mixer member.

12 denotes an air-current generator of any approved and appropriate construction, though of the water-seal type by preference. Any desired and suitable means may be employed for supporting the generator 12 in position for service. The delivery-pipe of the generator 12 communicates with a threeway union 12, upwardly from which union leads an air-pipe 12", which latter communicates with the tank 8 at the top thereof, and by way of said pipe 12 air under pressure is introduced into the tank 8 at the top thereof,

' downwardly to the dense gas contained in said tank, thus facilitating the discharge of the gas and ultimately the thorough exhaustion of said tank in the practical operation of the device.

13 represents an air-pipe which extends downwardly from the'union 12 and communicates with the mixer member 5 at the rear end thereof.

The pipe 12 may be composed of sections, substantially as illustrated in the drawings, and the same is true as regards the pipe 13. In connection with the latter pipe,.that denoted by the numeral 13, I make use of a valve 14, which maybe of any approved and appropriate construction.

of air moving directly within and along the pipe 13 may be regulated. Ordinarily the pipe 12 is provided witha valve 15 of any approved construction, and whereby the volume of air moving interiorly and along the pipe 12 may be regulated,-though this valve 15 may be omitted without materially afiecting the operation of my improved apparatus.

The valves 7 and 14 are provided the one with a hand-lever 13 and the other with a like hand-lever 13", and said hand-levers are provided the one with an index portion 14 for cooperating with the graduated dial 14", arranged at the valve 7 and theother with an index portion 15 for cooperating with the graduated dial 15, arranged at the valve 14. The parts just described as cooperating with the respective valves 14 and 15 are availed of in the one instance to the end that the volume of gas which shall move from the tank 8 to and into the mixer member 5 along the delivery-pipe 4 may be determined and indicated and in the other instance that the volume of air which moves from the generator 12 to and into the mixer member 5 along the pipe 13 may be determined and indicated.

Where the valve 15 is employed, this may be provided with a hand-lever 16, having an index portion 16 for cooperating with a graduated dial 16", arranged at said valve 15, and in this connection the valve 15, with the parts described as cooperating therewith, may be availed of fordetermining and indicating the volume of air which moves from the generator 12 to and into the-tank 8 along the airpipe 12".

When desired, the member 5 may be provided with a service-pipe 17, leading from the front end of said member to the point of con sumption of the gas modified within and delivered from such member.

The main shaft of the generator 12 may be.

This valve 14 isemployed as a medium whereby the volume nected with the threaded inlet-nozzle 17of the tank 8 by means of a union 17", which latter in practice is turned downwardly, on the nozzle 17', so as to liberate said final portion of the, pipe 12", and the latter may then be swung out of its connected position, as on the threads at the joint 18, and as to the position indicated.

in dotted lines in Fig. 1, thus insuring convenience and feasibility in adjusting the tank 8 for practical service and in removing the same from the apparatus as a whole when desired.

In operation, valves 7 and 14 having been closed, stopper 11 having been removed from the nozzle 9, the tank 8, containing a hydrocarbon or other dense gas, having been adjusted to the delivery-pipe 4, as hereinbefore described, and the generator 12 having been started in operation, the operator opens the valves 7 and 14, each to such degree as he may elect and as indicated by the dial cooperating'therewith. Under this condition of the parts gas will move in a regulated volume by its own gravity under suitable conditions from the tank 8 to and into the chamber 5,

and air will move in a regulated volume from the generator 12 to and into the said chamber 5, where it will commingle with the gas contained in said chamber and eifect a modification thereof as to density.

It will be understood that by means of the valves 7 and 14 the operator may relatively vary the volumes of gas and air admitted to the chamber 5.

In practice a volume of air will move fromthe generator 12 to and into the tank 8, thereby subjecting the gaseous contents of 7 said tank to the pressure of such air and at the same time obviating any ventingof the tank 8, as

the air delivered thereto will replace any gas taken therefrom.

When availed of, valve 15 is operated in the same manner as valves 7 and 14, respectively, for regulating the volume of air delivered to the tank 8 relatively to the volume of air delivered to the mixer aforenamed.

It will .be seen that my improved apparatus is particularly well adapted for the purposes for which it is intended, and, further, thatthe same may be modified to some extent without materially departing from the spirit and principle of my invention. 7.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is

1. A gas apparatus comprislng a storagetank for containing a dense gas; a mixer come prlsing a hollow member and a single, gas-1.

intake pipe, the latter arranged interiorly of said member; a valve-controlled gas-delivery pipe whereby communication is established between said tank and said intake-pipe; an aircurrentv generator; and valve-controlled connections by way of which the air-currents 7 created by said generator may be conducted therefrom to and into said mixer, the latter being situated below said tank to facilitate the escape therefrom of the contents thereof, substantially as herein specified.

2. A gas apparatus comprising a storagetank for containing a dense gas; a mixer comprising a hollow member and a single, gasintake pipe, the latter being arranged interiorly of said member, angular in general contour, and perforated at its delivery end; and a 'alve-controlled delivery-pipe by way of which communication is established between said tank and said intake-pipe, said mixer being situated below said tank to facilitate the escape from the latter of the contents thereof, substantially as herein specified.

3. A mixer for an apparatus of the class herein described, comprising a hollow member and a single, gas-intake pipe, the latter being arranged interiorly of said member, primarily projecting downwardly from the upper portion of such member,being abruptly turned forwardly, and terminating within said member in a perforated delivery-nozzle, substantially as herein specified.

4. A gas apparatus comprising a bed having an opening formed therein; a storage-tank on said bed, said tank being provided for the storage of a dense gas; a mixer comprising a hollow member and a single, gas-intake pipe, the latter being arranged intcriorly of said member, primarily projecting downwardly from the upper portion thereof, and terminating within such member in a delivery-nozzle; a threaded gas-delivery pipe projecting through the opening in said bed, and by way of which deliverypipe communication is established between said tank and said intakepipe; a valve for controlling said deliverypipe, and nuts on the latter, said nuts being adapted, respectively, to engage the said bed at opposite sides thereof, for the purpose of holding said delivery pipe in position for service, when duly adjusted with respect to said bed, substantially as herein specified.

5. In a gas apparatus, in combination, a bed; a gas-delivery pipe projecting upwardly therefrom; a storage-tank having an outletopening surrounded by a depending nozzle, said nozzle engaging said delivery-pipe at the upper end portion thereof; a seal held within said nozzle, and traversing and closing the outlet-opening of said tank; and a seal-puncturing device, the latter being firmly disposed within said delivery-pipe, at its upper portion, projecting upwardly with respect thereto, and being adapted to engage and puncture said seal upon due movement being imparted to said tank, substantially as herein specified.

6. A gas apparatus comprising an air-eurrent generator; a removable tank for containing a dense gas; a mixer; and pipe connections between said generator, mixer and tank, the plane of location of said mixer being below that of said tank, substantially as herein specified.

7. A gas apparatus comprising an air-cur rent generator; a removable tank for containing a dense gas; a mixer; and valve-controlled pipe connections between said generator, mixer and tank, respectively, the plane of location of said mixer being below that of said tank, substantially as herein specified.

8. A gas apparatus comprising an aircur rent generator; a mixer; a tank for containing a dense gas; and pipe connections between said tank and said mixer, and between the latter and said generator, the plane of location of said mixer being below that of said tank, substantially as herein specified.

9. A gas apparatus comprising an air-current generator; a mixer; a tank for containing a dense gas; and valve-controllml pipe connections between said tank and said mixer, and between the latter and said generator, the plane of location of said mixer being below that of said tank, substantially as herein specified.

10. A gas apparatus comprising an air-current generator; a mixer; a gas-tank; and pipe connections whereby air may be delivered from said generator to and into said tank for pressure purposes; gas may be delivered from said tank to and into said mixer, and air may be delivered from said generator to and into said mixer, for gas-modifying purposes, substantially as herein specified.

11. A gas apparatus comprising a removable gas-tank; a mixer situated below the tank; a valve-controlled pipe establishing communication between said tank and said mixer; an air-current generator; and a system of valvecontrolled pipes whereby air-currents may be conducted from said generator to and into said tank, at its top, for pressure purposes, and to and into said mixer for gas-modifying purposes, substantially as herein specified.

FRANK \V. BEARDSLEY.

lVitnesses:

H. RUBY, ANTHONY STRAUs. 

